Occoquan climate

Occoquan Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Quantico Mcas, 20.8 km from Occoquan

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 56°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.33 in over about 9 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Occoquan, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
3.33 in
Record high
98°FOct 2, 2019
Record low
29°FOct 24, 1969
Chance of a freeze
19%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 35 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
5.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 174°F56°F92°F 194138°F 194731%0%
Oct 274°F56°F98°F 201939°F 194731%0%
Oct 374°F55°F88°F 195436°F 197431%0%
Oct 473°F55°F94°F 195434°F 197431%0%
Oct 573°F54°F96°F 194140°F 196531%0%
Oct 672°F54°F94°F 194139°F 196530%0%
Oct 772°F53°F94°F 194140°F 196430%0%
Oct 872°F53°F91°F 200736°F 196430%0%
Oct 971°F53°F94°F 200738°F 200031%0%
Oct 1071°F52°F87°F 195836°F 197931%0%
Oct 1171°F52°F88°F 195435°F 196431%0%
Oct 1270°F51°F89°F 196235°F 196430%0%
Oct 1370°F51°F89°F 195437°F 198830%0%
Oct 1470°F50°F87°F 197534°F 198830%0%
Oct 1569°F50°F87°F 197537°F 198730%0%
Oct 1669°F50°F84°F 195836°F 194430%0%
Oct 1768°F49°F83°F 196339°F 197030%0%
Oct 1868°F49°F82°F 196336°F 198230%0%
Oct 1968°F48°F87°F 201634°F 194830%0%
Oct 2067°F48°F86°F 196931°F 197230%0%
Oct 2167°F48°F85°F 194730°F 195230%0%
Oct 2267°F47°F84°F 197933°F 195230%0%
Oct 2366°F47°F85°F 194733°F 194430%0%
Oct 2466°F46°F84°F 200129°F 196930%0%
Oct 2566°F46°F80°F 202135°F 196430%0%
Oct 2665°F46°F82°F 197833°F 196230%0%
Oct 2765°F45°F83°F 196330°F 196230%0%
Oct 2865°F45°F86°F 202330°F 194230%0%
Oct 2964°F45°F81°F 194530°F 196530%0%
Oct 3064°F44°F82°F 194632°F 195230%0%
Oct 3163°F44°F85°F 195032°F 196830%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Occoquan, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 6:52 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:10 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013773 (Quantico Mcas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013743, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.